KCBS' Greene remembered

KCBS-TV Los Angeles cameraman Larry Greene, who was killed Friday in ahelicopter crash in the Persian Gulf, was remembered as "a consummate pro wholoved taking on the tough assignments," KCBS general manager Don Corsini said."Larry established himself as one of the best and most-honored photojournalistsin the business. In addition to being a consummate pro who loved taking on thetough assignments, Larry had a special gift for enlightening and frequentlyentertaining his colleagues."

Greene was with KCBS 24 years.

Greene was killed when the Navy helicopter in which he was riding crashedinto a Syrian freighter, the Pentagon told reporters.

The station reported that Greene and four sailors were aboard a Navy SH-60BSeahawk helicopter "when a rotor blade accidentally hit the mast of the ship,sending the helicopter into the ocean, 80 miles off the Iranian coast." Foursailors on board were injured. The accident is under investigation.

Sports anchor and Access Hollywood host Pat O'Brien said Greene wasone of his first cameramen, and he remembered him as "a camerman's cameraman. Hemade me better as a reporter, he pushed me a little bit and we did a lot oflaughing, a lot of laughing."

KCBS reporter-producer Peggy Holter noted, "He always used to say,ironically, 'A cameraman films his own death.' That was his idea of a funny exitline."

Greene is survived by a wife and two children. KCBS said the station will setup a scholarship fund for Greene's children.

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